PetroChina Co (PetroChina Co) Volatility : 24.91% (As of May. 04, 2024)

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What is PetroChina Co Volatility?

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index, it shows how the price swings around its mean. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.

As of today (2024-05-04), PetroChina Co's Volatility is 24.91%.

Competitive Comparison of PetroChina Co's Volatility

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, PetroChina Co's Volatility, along with its competitors' market caps and Volatility data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

PetroChina Co's Volatility Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, PetroChina Co's Volatility distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PetroChina Co's Volatility falls into.

PetroChina Co (OTCPK:PTRCY) Volatility Calculation

The annualized volatility is calculated as following:

σ_A	=	σ_M	*	√12
	=	√ 1/(n-1) ∑(Ri - R')^2	*	√12

Where: σ_M is the monthly volatility, n is the number of months in the period, R_i is the security's historical monthly returns and R' is the arithmetic mean of monthly returns.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

PetroChina Co (OTCPK:PTRCY) Volatility Explanation

Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. It’s often measured as standard deviation or variance of historical returns over a certain period. The volatility here is measured as the annualized standard deviation between monthly returns from the security over the past year.

Volatility reflects the uncertainty or risk of a security’s value. Generally speaking, a higher volatility suggests a higher risk, because it implies a wider fluctuation around average price. This means the price of the security can change dramatically in either direction within a short period. Conversely, a lower volatility means that the security's price is more steady, which suggests a lower risk.

Another measurement of relative volatility is Beta. Beta is a measure of systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. Beta is usually compared to 1. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

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PetroChina Co (PetroChina Co) Business Description

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PCCYF:USA 00857:Hong Kong PC6:Germany 601857:China

Address

No. 9 Dongzhimen North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100007

Website

http://www.petrochina.com.cn

PetroChina, the national champion that inherited the majority of Chinese onshore oil and gas assets, has developed into an international supermajor. In 2022, it produced more than 1.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent of oil and gas, and had more than 1.4 billion barrels of annual crude oil primary distillation capacity and more than 22,000 service stations. The fluctuations in the prices of crude oil, refined products, chemical products, and natural gas have a significant impact on PetroChina's revenue. State-owned China National Petroleum Corp is PetroChina's controlling shareholder with a stake of more than 80%.